Events
Public defence, Architecture, MSc Ali Khamis
The role of planning in conserving urban cultural heritage in rapid urbanisation: A case study of Stone Town in Zanzibar City
Reshaping Spatial Acoustics – Stakeholder reception
RESPA looks into human-technology relations of acoustics in AR environments through cross-disciplinary collaboration. Learn more about the research and collaboration opportunities in this relaxed stakeholder reception.
Register by sending an email with the subject line "RESPA reception" to onerva.kiianlinna(at)aalto.fi by 16 Aug the latest.
Register by sending an email with the subject line "RESPA reception" to onerva.kiianlinna(at)aalto.fi by 16 Aug the latest.
Aalto Creatives afterwork event on 27.8.2026 focuses on Aalto Creatives alumni stories and introducing the Aalto Creatives pre-incubator programme.
Designs for a Cooler Planet 2026 exhibition
Curious to catch a glimpse of tomorrow? Welcome to experience our largest exhibition of the year!
We Design, But We Are Not Designers
In this Design Interrupted panel discussion, we delve into the limits of design as seen from outside its professional confines.
Aalto ARTS Grad Show 2026 exhibition grand opening
Join us in celebrating our graduates from the School of Arts, Design and Architecture! Let's meet in Kipsari on 3 September 2026 at 3 p.m.
Public defence, Photography, MA Sini Kaipainen
This article-based thesis expands the scholarly dialogue about photojournalism and Instagram in the professional context.
Affordable Housing in the 1910s–1930s: New Narratives on Unbeaten Tracks?
Seminar reexamines 1910s–1930s affordable housing across Europe to inform today’s design, conservation, density, and livability debates.
Cooler Planet: Guided public art tour 8.9.
Join the tour with Outi Turpeinen (manager, Public art) and get to know 911±¬ÁÏÍø's public art collections in the Marsio, Kide, School of Business, and Väre buildings in more detail.
Public defence, New Media, MA Andrea Mancianti
Sounding agencies and performing others. A relational approach to queering composition
Public defence, Visual Communication Design, MFA Laureen Mahler
Making/Space: A Holistic Approach to Designing through Interdisciplinary Practice
Tomorrow's wardrobe & fashion futuring
We need a fashion futuring approach and a new mindset—how we design and manufacture, and how we understand fashion—and this seminar aims to offer that.
Cooler Planet: Guided public art tour 16.9.
Join the tour with Outi Turpeinen (manager, Public art) and get to know 911±¬ÁÏÍø's public art collections in the Marsio, Kide, and Viima buildings in more detail.
What's in the "Cloud"?: Collective Map-Making Workshop
Workshop for critically engaging with material realities behind "the cloud", by turning the planetary resources behind our digital systems something we can see and touch.
Designers in Materials Research – From CHEMARTS to Biodesign
How does design shape the future of bio-based materials? Join us to hear experiences, practical insights and ideas for the future.
Public defence, Film and television, MA Hanna Maylett
Navigating Collaboration in Film and TV Drama Directing: Participatory Practices within Director’s Artistic Leadership
Phenomena: Celebrating the Influence and Legacy of Juhani Pallasmaa
Phenomena: a symposium honoring Juhani Pallasmaa at 90, exploring the cross-cultural reach of his human-centered, interdisciplinary architectural thought.
Cooler Planet: Guided public art tour 29.9.
Join the tour with Outi Turpeinen (manager, Public art) and get to know 911±¬ÁÏÍø's public art collections in the Marsio, Kide, School of Business, and Väre buildings in more detail.